A well-documented concern with advocacy for animals, particularly with regard to creating behavior change surrounding food choice, is insufficient quality and quantity of research that shows strong evidence for what works. Past research, including ACE’s own studies, has often lacked sufficient sample size to be statistically significant, … Read more
The Value of Sanctuaries, and How to Maximize Their Impact
ACE recommends organizations that we feel offer the greatest value for each donor dollar. So far, these charities have been farmed animal advocacy organizations that primarily focus on outreach, education, and undercover investigations. We are frequently asked about our views on the work of farm sanctuaries and shelters. … Read more
ACE Highlight: Survey Guidelines Project
Do you work/volunteer at a nonprofit farm animal advocacy group? Are you interested in evaluating your programs, but don’t know where to start? We have a free resource to get you started.
Last year we partnered with Faunalytics to produce our survey guidelines project. … Read more
Our Thinking on Reviewing International Charities
ACE has a small staff of five people, and to date we’ve only considered slightly over 100 United States charities, and a total of 156 charities worldwide.
People often ask why we bother considering international organizations when we have barely scratched the surface of charities in the United States. … Read more
Introducing our Redistribution Donation Option
ACE is proud to announce our new redistribution option. We will now be accepting donations on behalf of our top charities, at no additional cost to donors.
Last year, we moved $141,000 to our top charities. This was money that donors personally reported to us or to our top charities as being influenced by our recommendation, … Read more